The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-04-23
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1887.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


mornings, and few fakes of snow on We'd
nesday.
Miss Winnie Smith spent several days in
Baltimore this week, and returned home on
Thursday evening.
Wild geese have passed over this city in
great numbers this week, going North. They
passed over at night.
1t was the farm of Brice Criswell, in Frank
lin district, that was brought by Cornelius Fl.
Shipley, not that of Brice Shipley.
Miss Nellie Horn, of Eutaw Place, Balti
more, who had been visiting Miss Mary Roop,
this city, returned home last Saturday.
Jas. A. C. Bond, as trustee of Granville r.
Harner, sold on Saturday little farm of 269
acres, in Myers district, to Levi Snider, for
5000.
Mr.. Charles Stonesifer, of this city, has
rare bird for this section, which he purchased
in Baltimore. 1t is a walloon, species OF
wild duck.
The residence of Mr.. Covington Barnitz
East Main Street, near Ralph, is being re-
painted. Mr.. Barnitz and family will come
to Westminster shortly to spend the summer,
as usual.
Rev. A. S. Weber, pastor of St. Paul's
Reformed Church, this city, was called to his
home in Pennsylvania on Wednesday by
telegram announcing the sudden death of his
mother.
Rev. H. W. Kuhns, D. D., will close his
ministerial service at Krider's Church on
Sunday morning, April "a, at 10 a. m. Here
after he will devote his time to the Westmin-
ster charge.
Bishop Paret confirmed class of twenty
four at All Saints, Reisterstown, on Thurs
day evening, assisted by the Rector, Rev. A.
j. Reid, Rev. E. NJ. Van Deusen, of Carroll
ton, and others.
We are requested by President W. L. Sea-
brook to announce that there will be special
meeting of the Fire Department on Tuesday
evening next at 7.30 o'clock.
Elder Amos Caylor, of the German Baptist
Church, this city, baptized eight boys at the
Clipper Mills, Jones' Falls, last Sunday. The
boys were pupils of the Lancaster Street
fBatimore) Dunkard Bible Society.
Rev. ]. T. Murray, D. D., of this city, and
his brother, Rev. J. j. Murray, b. D., of
Baltimore, have purchased the Emory farm
of about As acres, adjoining Centrevile,
Queen Anne's county, Md. Prices, OPS.
Joshua Niekum, colored, paid 81 and costs
in Justice Craps.ar's court this week for dis
orderly conduct, aHd Henry Morgan, also
eolored, was required to give security to keep
the peace. There was a woman in the case.
Mayor Schaeffer has issued his proclamation
for an election for Mayor and five Council
men on Monday, May I'd, next The election
gill take place at Hugh Doyle's, No. y East
Main street, between the hours of II m. and
p. IA.
The firea of Charles WELLER & Sons, of
Baltimore, MADE an assignment on Wednes-
day. The indebtedness is mostly to relatives,
and it is thought the embarrassment will be
only temporary. The braach store here is
not affected.
The following persons were elected 20 sefsG
sas ~sayor and common councilmen of Union
Bridge Mt the election recently: Mayor,
Moses Shaw; councilmen, Philip b. Myers,
Benjamin 7. Phillips, E. W. Stoner, William
ii. Marshall and e. r. Straw.
A correspondent ia Baltimore asks whether
Main street in this city rams east and west ac-
cordiug to the points of the compass. The
street runs west by north and east by south.
For convenience. however, the street is called
East and West Main Street, with the railroad
AS the division line.
Manchester is soon to be connected by tel
ephone with Westminster. Miss Mary u.
Shellman, of the Westminster Exchange, has
been working to this end for some time. and
has now about gotten arrangements complet-
ed and by June list it is expected the line
will be in operation.
a gentleman of Freedom district lost q
glove here at the Semi Centennial celebration.
a three line advertisement in the ADVOCATE
GeSulted ia its recovery, and it is now In the
possession Of The owner. The ADVOCATE is a
paper of wide circulation, and advertisements
in it generally have the desired effect.
Attorney General Roberts, Col. VIM. p.
Maulsby, and Messrs. Jas. A. g. Bond and
VIM. Fl. Thomas attended the Court Of APP
peals at Annapolis this week. Wagner vs..
Magoner, was argued by ex-Judge Maulsby
for the appellant, and James a. e. Bond and
Attorney General Roberts for the appellee.
An examination of public school teachers
and those desiring to obtain certificates as
such was held at Central Hall Schoolhouse,
this city, on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of this week, by School Examiner Diffen-
baugh. Over eighty perseas presented them
selves for examination, and the sehoolhouse
presented busy scene.
The eantata "Queen Esther is to be given
at Odd Fellows Hall the latter part of May
or first week in June, by Westminster talent
Miss Maggie McKellip is organizing the sing
ers, and proposes to give the eantata with full
effect, with orchestra accompaniment. So
far she has list of six BASES, FIVE tenors, five
altos and ten sopranos. Altogether there will |
be about fifty persons taking part.
Theodore Stimmel was arrested on Monday
on the charge of obtaining money under false /
pretences Stimmel has process of Welding |
steel, and sells receipts for three dollars. Mr. |
Samuel Hughes, of this city, could not get
the chemicals to act properly, and concluded |
he was swindIed. At the hearing Stimmel
proved by Mr.. George Eckenrode that his
pSaeess was good, and he was discharged.
The Hanover Spectator of Thursday says
son Tuesday of last week DR.. A. z. Buchen,
of this place, assisted by DIR. John Stewart. OF
Carroll county, dissected from the forehead of
Mr.. George o. BankeFt. of Myersville, u large
and uneven growth of stone like hardness and |
Tong standing The operation was performed |
satisfactorily to the patient. who, being placed
under ekillfnl treatment, will in all probability |
make speedy recovery"
Hon. Charles B. Roberts having been I'M
expectedly called 10 the Court of Appeals, the |
lecture to have been delivered by him on
Thursday last, at Western Maryland College. |
has been postponed until Thuraday, the 9th
of May, at o'clock, P. NJ. On Thursday
afternoon Of next week Mr.. Young, of Johns
Hopkins University. Baltimore, will deliver |
an historical lecture on the British Parliament
at 5 o'clock. The public Ore invited to attend
these lectures.
Mrs James Duncan committed suicide at
her residence, Henryton, i'll Freedom district. |
on Friday morning OF last week, by shooting
herself with pistol She arose as usual and |
went down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. |
Shortly aftervards the family were startled by |
the report of pistol. and on investigation
Mrs. Duncan was found lying dead on the |
floor She had been for come tine in de-
pressed condition Of mind. She was the
mother of several married children. Her age |
was about 60 years.
The Hanover Herald of April 18th says
4iE. d. Winnie, detective from jackson,
Michigan, is East hunting up Emanuel Myers,
sc hn 10
in Jackson for the murder of his step-son on
the nth of February last. 1t is thought the
murderer is concealed somewhere in Carroll
county, Nd. As Detective Binnie's visit |
and its object haze been published in the
papers, it is not likely the murderer will re-
main in this section, if he really came here.
but will bctake himself to parts unknown"
So far AS we are aware, there was but one
error of importance in the ADVOCATE report |
ofthe Semi Centennial celebration. Jonathan |
NJ Owings was mentioned as one of the mar
shals for the Old Citizens divisions, when it